Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, meatball sub casserole. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Meatball Sub Casserole is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Meatball Sub Casserole is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have meatball sub casserole using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Meatball Sub Casserole:
- Take 1/3 cup green onions, chopped
- Take 1/3 cup green bell pepper, diced
- Take 1/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- Take 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- Take 1 lb ground beef
- Prepare 1 loaf Italian or French bread, sliced into 1 inch thick slices
- Make ready 8 oz softened cream cheese
- Prepare 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- Make ready 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Prepare 2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- Prepare 28 oz jar spaghetti sauce, or homemade sauce if you prefer
- Prepare 1 cup water
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
Instructions to make Meatball Sub Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine onions, bell peppers, breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.
- Add beef and mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place on a rack on a shallow baking sheet with sides. ( I use cookie sheet )
- Bake at 400°F until no longer pink in the middle. Usually 15 to 20 minutes.
- Reduce oven to 350°F.
- In a 9x13 ungreased baking dish, arrange the bread slices in a single layer.
- Combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, Italian seasoning and black pepper.
- Spread evenly over bread slices and top with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese . I like using both mozzarella and parmesan cheese together.
- Combine spaghetti sauce, garlic and water, Add meatballs. Stir well to coat meatballs well.
- Pour over bread and cheese mixture evenly. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Bake uncovered at 350°F for 30 minutes or until heated through.
- If your in a hurry, you can also use the frozen meatballs, thawed to save time. I like using marinara sauce also in place of spaghetti sauce. Good either way.
- I grill up the leftover bread to use to soak up all the sauce :)
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